940 - How's it cut?

the grid on the knife to help grind it. I might have to steal that for myself.
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That's why I posted that photo. Mostly I just watch the grind marks on the blade but once I get close to my target thickness I start to use the marker.

With the diamond file I file in three directions so I can keep seeing where the metal is coming off.
left diagonal, right diagonal and straight across the blade.

While power grinding dunk in water more than you think necessary. I got some brown marks on the blade when the bench grinder stone glazed a bit and I was pressing firmly. That means it was annealing the blade there. Luckily it wasn't too close to the edge and I was fine after I dressed the wheel. I only dressed it twice for the whole blade and I had done the Ti Lite with no dressing before that.

Sorry for the rat hole guys.

How about those 940s I look forward to getting a micarta one.
 
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Wowbagger said:
That's why I posted that photo. Mostly I just watch the grind marks on the blade but once I get close to my target thickness I start to use the marker.

With the diamond file I file in three directions so I can keep seeing where the metal is coming off.
left diagonal, right diagonal and straight across the blade.

Dunk in water more than you think necessary. I got some brown marks on the blade when I bench grinder stone glazed a bit and I was pressing firmly. That means it was annealing the blade there. Luckily it wasn't too close to the edge and I was fine after I dressed the wheel. I only dressed it twice for the whole blade and I had done the Ti Lite with no dressing before that.

Sorry for the rat hole guys.

How about those 940s I look forward to getting a micarta one.
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They make 940s in micarta??
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I've had no issues with cutting or slicing with any of my 940s...I do not use them for hard use tasks though. For general edc use...I've been pleased.
 
bigolegator said:
I've had no issues with cutting or slicing with any of my 940s...I do not use them for hard use tasks though. For general edc use...I've been pleased.
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I'd have to agree. Can't think of one time while cutting with a 940 that I wished I had something else to cut with.
Joe
 
Nikkogi said:
I'm curious as to what you are cutting to notice a huge difference? Also, the Mini Ritter (and full size) will out perform the majority of knives out there. They are ground super thin for a Benchmade. Out of all my knives, my Socom Elite is one of the best cutters. For a 4 mil thick blade it is crazy thin behind the edge.
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Most of my knife use involves the creative reshaping of plant matter, most of which is significantly thicker than the blade- carrots, watermelon, potatoes, thick and meaty plant stems, the occasional bit of thick and meaty meat. Cutting capability is dictated by the edge bevel- you can of course put a hair-shaving edge on a Medford, or a 940, or any other knife in existence- but slicing capability requires proper blade geometry moreso than a great edge bevel. Sure, my 940 zipped through packing tape and cardboard just as well as the Mantra, but if you the two of them to a crisp apple or a one-pound monster carrot, the 940 will start to bind up pretty quickly. It wasn't unusable, but I wasn't satisfied spending upwards of 200$ on a tool that was outperformed by rusty old gardening knives.
 
The 940 cuts perfectly fine, people who say it doesn't must be slicing apples 24/7 for a living and prefer a chefs knife. In the knife community you have those who bash anything that doesn't cut like a paper thin razor blade, those who bash anything overbuilt and those who bash anything not their brand. Lets get real here tho, none of us just cut things for a living, no persons job title is "Cutter", and if you do cut more than the normal person you usually are not using a pretty folding production knife, you're using other practical tools or knives that are cheaper and just get the job done. We open boxes, cut random stuff, prep food and just like to hold and play with knives. Any knife with a decent geometry that doesn't have stupidly thick stock will do EDC just fine. The 940 series cuts great, that's why it has the reputation of one of the best EDC's of all time.
 
SaintZe said:
Not at all a fan of the cutting performance of the 940 series. Owned several, could never manage to justify holding on to one. A PM2, with a blade ground from stock that is one and a half times as thick (.12 vs .18) outperforms the 940 in almost every regard. In the same blade and stock width, the Spyderco Mantra 2 is a SIGNIFICANTLY better slicer. I want to like the 940, but I just can't get behind the saber grind, and most are thicker behind the edge than I'd like. Even my Ritter mini grip outperformed the 940-1- and with a stock bevel, to boot! The 940 series isn't bad, mind you, you can put an amazing edge on them, but it's not a capable slicer when compared to just about any other knife of its size or stock.

Mind you, I'm of the philosophy that .12 stock is overkill for an everyday user.
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why keep buying the 940 if your not happy SaintZe.....to the OP its a great knife with a thin blade and great all around profile. The knife is a blast to use and will do a great job for a knife you carry around in the pocket
 
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